28 January 2021 :

Virginia Senate Bill 1165 was approved Tuesday by the Finance and Appropriations Committee by a vote of 12-4. Eliminating the death penalty in Virginia would cost the commonwealth about $77,000 to house and feed two current death row inmates, but free up almost $4 million yearly by eliminating the state’s Capital Defender Service, which represents defendants in cases eligible for the death penalty.

https://wtop.com/virginia/2021/01/bill-to-eliminate-va-death-penalty-advances-cost-savings-debated/